Creatures from the Pink Lagoon

Oh my God I love campy movies! Creatures from the Pink Lagoon (2006) has all of the wonderfully gay elements of a hilariously campy film. Set in 1967, this black and white movie revolves around a group of gay men throwing a birthday party for their friend Phillip, at Stan's house on the Pink Lagoon, which happens to be located near the Exist 5 Rest Stop and the West End Chemical Plant. In the beginning of this film, a rest stop cruiser is bitten by a mosquito carrying the dreaded West End Virus, resulting in the resurrection of zombies...fag zombies!

This film has several shameless steals from Mart Crowley's The Boy's in the Band, but " Oh Mary, don't ask." The cast of characters completely covers a wide range of gay personalities; the sweet one, the closeted one, the gym bunny, the pretty yet stupid one, the smart one, the bitch, and the rest stop Betty.

After being let out on the side of the road by his unappreciative boyfriend, Phillip is the last to arrive at the party. The real fun begins when a horde of festive zombies make their way from the Exit 5 rest stop to the beach of the Pink Lagoon, putting an end to the merriment and forcing the group to try and figure out how they will escape. During their attempts they discover that the only thing that will stop the zombies is Butch 22 cologne, but as they try to get help they lose several of the party guests, including bitchy Randall, whos' need to smoke a cigarette becomes his undoing.

Before zombies overtake the entire lagoon, Stan realizes that he can change the zombies back into people by playing the music of Judy Garland and saves the day. After the experience, Phillip discovers his true love, and Stan drives off blasting a Judy Garland weekend marathon to make things right again. In the end, zombified Randall returns to say "Show tunes...If I hear one more show tune I'm going to eat somebody." Rest stop cruising, zombies, dildos, bad cologne, and Judy Garland make this campy feature a must see that will have you singing Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart.

Happy Endings,

Matthew